חבל
עברית
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חבל¹
- /ħabl/
- /ˈħɛbɛl/
- [ˈħɛːvɛl]
- /ˈχe.vel/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ḥabl- (“rope”). Cognate with Arabic حَبْل (ḥabl).
noun חֶבֶל · khével · חֲבָלִים · חֶבֶל־ · חַבְלֵי־
- rope
- clothesline
חבל²
- /χaˈval/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Aramaic חֲבַל (ḥăḇal, “to damage, injure, destroy, travail”).
noun חֲבָל · khavál
- pity, woe
- too bad חבל שנגמרו כל הממתקים.
חבל³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb חִבֵּל · khibél
- defective spelling of חיבל (khibél)
In English
Talk about this word "חבל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. חבל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C "חבל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C.Cite this
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